Jimmy Cavar

Jimmy Cavar (1923-1968) was an American businessman and criminal who was known for his construction of the New Orleans City Center and his ties to the Marcano crime family, for which he was murdered.

Biography
Jimmy Cavar was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1923 to a Louisiana Creole family, and he became the owner of Cavar Construction, a major construction firm in the city. Cavar became an associate of the Marcano lieutenant Tony Derazio, buying him some influence in the city, and he blackmailed city official Lennie Davis into giving him phony contracts so that he could launder his money. In 1968, Davis collaborated with Lincoln Clay to destroy Cavar's construction racket, and Clay blew up his crane to sabotage a building site, destroyed his construction equipment, stole his money, and killed his enforcers before heading to his building site to confront him. Clay wounded Cavar, who told Clay that Tony Derazio would kill him; Clay told Cavar that he was worrying about the wrong person, and he jammed a knife into Cavar's heart, killing him.